Things to do for May 29, 2009

The Weekender

Spanish Pork, Pasta Making and Skyscraper Parties

Friday

Kneading

Pasta 101 at Prima Pasta

You've mastered pasta eating. Now it's time to own the art of pasta making, and the gracious folks at Prima
Pasta are willing to guide you through the dough-filled process. First you'll learn how to craft
ricotta-filled cannelloni and lobster-stuffed, heart-shaped ravioli. Then you'll eat it, along with
free-flowing Italian wines.

$39, 6:30-8pm, May 29, Cafe Prima Pasta, 414 71st St, 305-867-0106

Saturday

The weather forecast for Saturday is rain, which means the beach is out, but sampling your way through olive
oils and wines from sultry regions is most definitely in. There'll be 150 exhibitors offering tastes of
their wares at this mega-trade show, but we recommend finding the nearest Ibérico jamon
stand and getting to know that region really, really well.

Monday

The Conrad's 25th-floor lounge has decided you should be there sipping cocktails every night of the week.
Start off Mondays with $6 mojitos, come by Tuesdays for organic cocktails and $1 bar snacks, pop in
Wednesdays for half-off wines (bottles and glasses), show up Thursdays for "low-cal" cocktails, and don't
miss Fridays, when the entire bar is half off.

For one week only, the swanky Todd English restaurant partners with Chilean chef Pilar Rodriguez to offer
the best of both continents with a four-course menu that pairs avocado, king crab gazpacho and wagyu strip
loin with pisco sours and Chilean wines. Yes, it's worth the drive…

Tuesday

If you still have yet to admire the stunning vision that is the 50th-floor lounge at the Viceroy, this is
your chance—catch the opening of local artist David Rohn's Warhol-esque work while you sip
complimentary Ruinart cocktails and enjoy the views straight out of Blade Runner.